NORAD’s switching it up this year: Instead of partnering with Google Maps to track Santa, the U.S. missile defense agency will instead work with Bing. Boy, would I love to have been a fly on the wall at those negotiations. “All right, Mr. Claus. What can we do to sweeten the pot?”

Apple has expanded its system status page, providing in-depth status of each of its online services—including the stores—as well as a timeline of connectivity issues. It’s certainly more detailed than the previous version, but at least it offers the exact same sense of futility.